07-02-2016, 06:34 AM
Assuming that ROD will kill off all the ohias and demanding we do something about it before it is too late is a "chicken little" approach to the problem.
It is possible that a high percentage of the ohias may succumb to ROD, but plagues never kill everything. It is most likely that many will prove to be resistant and will subsequently repopulate with resistant offspring.
So often the actions of people cause more problems than they fix.
To start trying to out think "Mother Nature" before you even know what is going on is how we have acquired mongooses, albezias, rats, strawberry guava, miconia, and the list of invasives goes on.
To assume we know enough to make the correct decisions on how to fix the problem is a very poor line of reasoning.
It is possible that a high percentage of the ohias may succumb to ROD, but plagues never kill everything. It is most likely that many will prove to be resistant and will subsequently repopulate with resistant offspring.
So often the actions of people cause more problems than they fix.
To start trying to out think "Mother Nature" before you even know what is going on is how we have acquired mongooses, albezias, rats, strawberry guava, miconia, and the list of invasives goes on.
To assume we know enough to make the correct decisions on how to fix the problem is a very poor line of reasoning.
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Was a Democrat until gun control became a knee jerk, then a Republican until the crazies took over, back to being a nonpartisan again.
This time, I can no longer participate in the primary.
Was a Democrat until gun control became a knee jerk, then a Republican until the crazies took over, back to being a nonpartisan again.
This time, I can no longer participate in the primary.